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Dec 2021
10m 41s

America’s segregated banking

Financial Times
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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/ee47c8a9-9e84-4e31-bcf0-2314be0b406f


US stock exchanges are increasing their efforts to attract new companies to fill the gap left by a decline in Chinese listings, and Turkey’s lira jumped sharply after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new savings scheme. Plus, the FT’s US banking correspondent, Imani Moise, explains why black Americans struggle to get cheap bank loans. 


US Exchanges look elsewhere in Asia to replace lost Chinese listings

https://www.ft.com/content/4800e080-816c-415c-8269-5268ab81b91a


Turkey’s currency surges after Erdogan unveils lira savings scheme - with Laura Pitel 

https://www.ft.com/content/5301a1ce-2658-4452-860c-4c19fbcaa037


Race and finance: America’s segregated banking sector - with Imani Moise 

https://www.ft.com/content/e63cbe88-6d46-4119-9067-e10a926c61c2


Chinese investors pick luxury watches over houses

https://www.ft.com/content/a9a34f94-9a49-4938-ae9e-ec4e6d2f4838


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